Music on Main: BlackGate
Featuring: Kate Ellis, cello; Caimin Gilmore, double bass; Lavinia Meijer, harp. New sounds from Ireland
Date/Time: Nov 3 2026, 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Vancouver, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | Event calendar181 Roundhouse Mews
P: 604-713-1800
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Cost: $25.00
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Irish double bassist and composer Caimin Gilmore joins internationally acclaimed artists Kate Ellis and Lavinia Meijer for an evening of music that moves between contemporary classical, folk, experimental sound, and electronics. The program features works by Philip Glass, Gabriella Smith, Anne Cleare, and Benedict Schlepper-Connolly, alongside Meijer’s own compositions. At the centre of the evening is BlackGate, Gilmore’s debut record, released in 2025, featuring his genre-fluid composition for double bass, cello, harp, and synthesizer.
Known as one of Ireland’s leading young double bassists, Gilmore emerges as a new compositional voice, building captivating sounds as he experiments and allows the music to flow freely. He is joined by Irish cellist Kate Ellis, Artistic Director of Ireland’s Crash Ensemble, and Dutch harpist Lavinia Meijer, a Sony Classical recording artist whose recording of Philip Glass’s Metamorphosis went platinum in the Netherlands.
This performance is the start of a multi-year collaboration between Canadian and Irish artists leading toward the Canada-Ireland 180 celebrations in 2027. Over the coming seasons, Music on Main will bring artists together to share ideas, create new work, and build lasting connections across the Atlantic.
Follow us on this multi-season musical journey and get ready to discover sounds you’ve never heard before!
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